The Orioles on Thursday placed reliever Tommy Hunter on the 15-day disabled list with a left groin strain. The injury could explain why Baltimore's closer has struggled to a 6.06 ERA and 1.84 WHIP in 16.1 innings this season (or maybe it's those stats that explain the "injury").

Regardless, Hunter is expected to miss three weeks. In the meantime, the Orioles are expected to use a committee in the ninth inning, with righthander Darren O'Day (0.52/0.98, two saves) and lefthander Zach Britton (0.76/0.89, one save) operating as the co-favorites for saves. This guy is also toiling around in Baltimore's farm system. You have been warned.